OPEN HEAVENS DAILY DEVOTIONAL DATE: SUNDAY 19TH JULY 2026 TOPIC: DELIVERANCE FROM CAREER AND ACADEMIC BURDENS MEMORIZE: "But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day." Proverbs 4:18 (KJV) BIBLE READING: LUKE 5:1-7 1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets. 3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon’s, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. 4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. 6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. 7 And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. MESSAGE: In today’s Bible reading, Peter fished all night but caught nothing. He must have been frustrated, and I can relate to how he must have felt because I love to fish. I often go fishing to relax, and sometimes, within five minutes of throwing my hook in the water, I make a catch. On other occasions, however, I might spend an hour without catching any fish. Peter’s efforts that night were in vain, not because he wasn’t working hard, but because things just weren’t working out for him. When I was still a lecturer at the University of Lagos, an advertisement was made for a position at a company, and a professor applied. He was invited for an interview, and on getting to the venue of the interview, he found out that the chairman of the panel of interviewers was his former student who had graduated recently. When the professor saw him, he said, “I am sorry. I have come to the wrong room.” However, the young man told him that he was in the right room. The professor felt ashamed because he was definitely not where he was meant to be in his career. Some people fail in their careers and academics not because they are lazy, but because they are carrying heavy burdens of opposition from the devil that prevent them from being successful. Such people will not be able to succeed despite their best efforts. However, when Jesus, the Burden Bearer, steps into their lives, their situations will turn around for good. A young man once came to me for prayers. He told me that his boss always opposed him because of his Christian faith. The boss went as far as saying that he would never get promoted as long as he was his boss. Due to that, the young man remained stagnant in the company. I prayed with him and decreed in the name of Jesus that every mountain that was blocking his way should be removed. Shortly after, his boss was transferred to another location, and the young man was promoted. After a while, the boss was moved back, but by then, the young man had already been promoted to the same level as his former boss. Just one decree in the name of the Burden Bearer turned his situation around. Beloved, are you experiencing stagnation in your career or academics? I decree today that every burden of opposition against your career or academics is removed now, in Jesus’ name. PRAYER POINT: Lord, please deliver me from all opposition in my life, in Jesus’ name. BIBLE READING IN ONE YEAR: ISAIAH 15-19 AUTHOR: PASTOR E. A. ADEBOYE HYMNAL 27: WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS 1. What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear; what a privilege to carry Ev'rything to God in prayer. Oh, what peace we often forfeit, Oh, what needless pain we bear- All because we do not carry Ev'rything to God in prayer. 2. Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged, Take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a Friend so faithful Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our ev'ry weakness, Take it to the Lord in prayer. 3. Are we weak and heavy laden, Cumbered with a load of care? Precious Saviour, still our refuge, Take it to the Lord in prayer. Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer. In His arms He'll take and shield thee, Thou wilt find a solace there. PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY'S OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL SUNDAY, 19TH JULY, 2026 *DELIVERANCE FROM CAREER AND ACADEMIC BURDENS* ‎ ✓Father, thank You for blessing the works of my hands. I thank You for making things work out for my good. ✓Father, please breathe on my efforts today, and let my labour not be in vain, in Jesus' name. ✓Father, please forgive me of my past errors that might bring shame to my life and cause me the great future You have created for me, in Jesus' name. ✓Father, please lift off and destroy every heavy burden of opposition from the devil that might prevent me from being successful, in Jesus' name. ✓Father, please step into my life today and turn around the frustration to my success despite my best efforts, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, please frustrate every opposition against my faith in You, and help me to overcome every limitations to my lifting, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, please remove and destroy every mountain blocking me and causing me to be stagnant, in Jesus' name. ‎✓Jesus the Burden Bearer, please decree a positive change into my life today, and turn my situation around, in Jesus' name. ✓Father, please terminate every experience of stagnation in my career or academics, in Jesus' name. ✓Father, I decree that every burden of opposition against my career or academics be removed now, in Jesus' name. ✓Father, please deliver me from all opposition in my life, in Jesus' name ✓Father, thank You for the life of Your son, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye. ‎ Father, remove every opposition to his destiny, in Jesus' name. Bless his children (biological and spiritual). Help him to continue to produce sons and daughters to Your glory, in Jesus name ‎ ‎✓Father, please bless Your son that You have been using to prepare these prayer points, beyond measure, and all those who have been broadcasting them, in Jesus' name. ‎ ‎✓Father, please let every challenge, hindrance and obstacles of getting these prayer points across to Your children, timely, and on daily basis be removed, in Jesus name. ‎ ‎✓Your personal petitions. ‎(Philippians 4:6) ‎ ‎✓In Jesus name I pray. ‎(John 14:13-14; 15:16) #GodBlessOurNation *These prayers have no expiry date! Please join us in prayer, irrespective of the time they get to you. Remain blessed, in Jesus’ name.